I thank you for having a civil conversation, which is beyond what many of the 3rd graders posting in the thread can do. THANKS
In a perfect world, the scientists would unbiased, but this is not the case. There are funding sources to fight over, shareholders to appease, politician backs to scratch, conflicts of interest, etc. Science has not been truly objective for some time. AGREE LARGELY. Do recognize however that there is true SCIENCE behind much of this. The mandates that ensue based on the science can definitely be another story. Science has the capacity to evolve, if only we keep a very strong, nonbiased collective, which unfortunately does not always hold up. However we cannot jump to invalidating all science just because. It is still the best we got.
I may not have the power to change the world, but I do have a voice. And so do you. There are people that would drown us out, muzzle us. Agree, you just happen to be incorrect on some things and i would like to help you learn to find truth through the available data.
You say we have 'temporarily lost some freedom,' I tell you this is how it starts. They erode our freedoms gradually, one by one, until America is no more. Biden and friends have already promised a nationwide mask mandate, with vaccines, to remove our guns, increase taxes and expand government power. We don't need any of that. America is great, but not if people that hate us take control. There is an open letter from Archbishop Carlo Mario Vigano to the President...he describes what the Deep State is trying to do, and will continue to do in the near future. COVID21 next year. A universal income for everyone, in return for giving up all of your assets. It's modern slavery. I can see a lot in this. 'Give em an inch, they will take a mile' and i can't see the future, but do think a) we will be wearing masks for a LONG time. B) If the elites, which ARE DRIVEN BY MONEY AND ALMOST NOTHING ELSE, will need the economy / free people to be generating and consuming as much as possible, as always was the case. Being in a pandemic and restricted does not meet that end. Therefore, i think part of your insight is not fully correct.